On Thursday 13 September 2001 05:56 am, Rick Sivernell spoke thus unto
Caesar's assembled legions:
> > At the risk of starting severe flame (remember the <OT> ;-) ;-)
> > ), if we had not "annexed" Texas, perhaps Dubya would be president
> > of Mexico today <g>.
>
> No, that is not true. Texas was a republic for over ten years, thus a
> Nation on it own. We applied for and Granted the the right to join
> the US as a State. As such were granted special consessions. These
> still hold to this day.
>
> cheers
Uhhh, yes I know all of this (about not really "annexed"). I was
trying to make a joke. Sorry if it missed.
So here's another attempt at a joke:
"Did the special concessions include letting Dubya . . . . ." oh, I'd
better stop this.
BTW, I've been to Texas and I like parts of it ;-)
Hmmm, let me see. . . . . . . "I like Dallas a lot !! " <g>
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Tony Alfrey
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